Bed for railway-tracks.



Patented Dec. 25, |900.

J. W. GAY.

BEDUFUB RAILWAY TRACKS.

(Application Med May 22, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATE/s PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN WALKER GAY, OF SODAVILLE, OREGON.

BED FOR RAILWAY-TRACKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part-,of Letters Patent No. 664,740, dated December 25, 1900 Application tiled May 22,1900. Serial No. 17,599. (No model.l

To all whom it' may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W'ALKER GAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sodaville, in the county of Linn and State of Oregon, havel invented a new and useful Bed for Railway-Tracks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railway-tracks, and has for one object to provide an improved bed therefor, so as to hold the rails iirmly in place and to prevent them from spreading by the weight of a train. It is furthermore designed to provide improved means for connecting the opposite track-sections and to connect the abutting rail-sections.

With these and other objects in view the presentinvention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made Within the scope ofthe claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. n

In the drawings, Figure lis a top plan View of a section of a railway-track constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view taken on the line 3 8 of Fig. :2. Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the fish-plates.

Corresponding parts in the figures of the drawings are designated by like characters of reference. Y

Referring to the accompanying drawings, l and 2 designate the opposite rails of the track, which are supported upon the longitudinal stringers 3, which are considerably wider than the respective rails, so as to form a substantial base or bed therefor.. At suitable intervals throughout the length of the stringers transverse sockets or recesses 4 are formed entirely across the upper face of the stringers for the reception ot' a rail-chair 5, which is provided with an'intermediate transverse groove 6 in its upper face, and to form a seat for the base-flange of the rail, as best shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. As indicated in Fig. 2, the upper face ofthe rail-chair extends above the upper face of the Stringer and is flush with the upper face of the flange of the rail. In each inner and outer edge of the Stringer there is provided a vertical groove or recess 7, which intersects the contiguous end of the adjacent transverse recess 4 and is designed for the reception of an angled track-fastening plate 8, which tits flush with. the outer face of the Stringer and overlaps both the adjacent end portion of the railchair and the flange of the rail. This angled plate is secured in place by means of screwthreaded fastenings 9, which pass transversely into the Stringer, and by similar fastenings 10, which pass downwardly through the upper portion of the plate, the rail-chair, and into the Stringer, thereby secu ring both the rail chair and the rail firmly to the Stringer.

As indicated by dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2, the abutting ends of the stringers are preferably arranged at the rail-joints, and a comparatively wide fastening-plate is employed to secure a rigid connection between the stringers and the rails. Also opposite arched fish-plates ll and 12 are placed against the respective sides of the webs of the rails, so as to overlap the joint therebetween, and are held in place by means of suitable bolts 13. These fish-plates are arched, so as to accommodate the upper portion of the angled fastening-plates and to fit down firmly upon the anges of the rails and at opposite sides of the fastening-plates. The opposite stringere are braced and connected by means of a plurality of tie-bars I4, which extend in opposite directions through the stringers and the respective transversely-alined angle-plates and provided at their outer projecting ends with nuts 15, which are set against the outer faces of the angle-plates to hold the rods in place, and thereby prevent separation of the stringers and the opposite rails of the track. Each tie-bar is provided with a pair of transverse pins or keys 16, which project radially at opposite sides of the bar and are spaced at equal predetermined points, so as to bear against and form guides or gages to properly space the stringere and preserve the standard gage of the track. Instead of pins lugs may be employed to form stop-shoulders for the same purpose.

the inner sides of the respective stringere IOO little or no ballast is required to form a solid and substantial road-bed, although ballast may be employed Without affecting the struc- .ture in any manner whatsoever.

What is claimed isl. In a railway-track, a Stringer, having a transverse socket or recess formed in the upper face thereof, a rail-chair seated in the socket or recess, a rail supported upon the chair, and opposite angle-plates embracing opposite sides of the Stringer, overlapping the adjacent end portions of the rail-chair and the flanges of the rail, and also secured to the Stringer.

2. In a railway-track, a Stringer, having a transverse socket or recess formed entirely across the upper face thereof, and also vertical recesses intersecting the opposite ends of the transverse sockets, a rail-chair seated in the transverse socket,and having a transverse groove or seat, a rail having its ange received Within the seat of the chair, opposite angle-plates ttedpin the respective vertical recesses and overlapping'the adjacent end portions of the rail-chair and the anges of the rail, and fastenings, some of which pass transversely through the angle-plates and the stringer, and others pass downwardly through the upper portions of the plate, the rail-chair and into the Stringer.

3. In a rail\vaytrack,the combination of opposite stringers, having corresponding transverse sockets in the upper faces thereof, and vertical recesses in the outer and inner faces and intersecting the opposite ends of the transverse sockets, rail-chairs seated in -the respective sockets, and provided with transverse grooves,rails having their flanges seated in the respective grooves of the chairs, opposite angle-plates fitted in the respective vertical recesses and overlapping the respective end portions of the rail-chairs and the anges of the rails, arched fish-plates ttin g the webs of the rails and embracing the upper portions of the angle-plates, fastenings for the {ishplates, and transverse tie-bars extending in opposite directions through the stringers and corresponding angle plates, nuts provided upon the outer projecting ends ofthe bars,

and intermediate spaced gage-shoulders car-v ried by the bars and for engagement with the inner faces of the respective stringers.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN WALKER GAY.

Witnesses:

WM. C. TWEEDALE, W. R. BILYEU. 

